Tuesday Jun 17 | Brains and Eggs
Time for another edition of the Texas Progressive Alliance 's weekly blog round-up, compiled based on submissions made by member blogs, by Vince from Capitol Annex .
4-Alarm Fire Destroys Dozens Of Condos
A woman was missing after a massive fire ripped through a northeast Harris County condominium complex, KPRC Local 2 reported.
Teen Arrested, Charged In Fatal Fire
A 19-year-old has been arrested and charged with arson in connection with a fatal three-alarm fire, KPRC Local 2 reported Tuesday.
3-Alarm Fire Guts 40 Apartments In East Harris County
“The wind has fueled it (fire) and spread it right over there”
Scores of firefighters battled a three-alarm apartment fire that destroyed about 40 units at east Harris County complex late Sunday night, officials said. via FireFightingNews.com
Texas Progressive Alliance Blog Round Up For Week Of May 12, 2008
It's Monday, and that means it's time to show some love for the best posts from the members of the Texas Progressive Alliance for the preceding week. via Capitol Annex
“Rural Texas finally collapses from GOP 'Leadership' ”
It's Monday, and that means it's time to show some love for the best posts from the members of the Texas Progressive Alliance for the preceding week. via Brains and Eggs
Grass Fire Spreads To Mobile Home Park
A man was hurt when a grass fire spread to a mobile home park, KPRC Local 2 reported. via Click2Houston.com
Lawsuit accuses Harris County of negligence in arsons
Harris County was negligent when officials hired, trained and supervised two volunteer firefighters later accused of starting blazes at homes out of boredom, a federal lawsuit contends. via Houston Chronicle
Cloverleaf's Chris Milligan wins county spelling bee
“My mother went to Cloverleaf also, 40 years ago, I think, and she was in the spelling bee”
Jon Gargis Staff Writer Published February 09, 2008 11:02 PM CST After spelling correctly Friday the word "thesaurus," Cloverleaf Elementary fifth-grader Chris Milligan may soon be studying from another ... via Daily Tribune News
It's beginning to look a lot like Monday, every where you go. Take a look at the blogs and posts glistening once again with threads and comments aglow. via DosCentavos.net
“When are you going to stop flip-flopping on a border wall?”
Here's the pre-Thanksgiving edition of the Texas Progressive Alliance's Weekly Blog Round-Up, compiled by Vince from Capitol Annex . via Brains and Eggs
Two Bored Firefighters Set Blazes
“There are a lot of messy kids in the neighborhood”
Bored by the lack of action on their graveyard shifts, local firefighters Jason Southard and Marvin Romero allegedly took matters into their own hands in the spring and summer of 2006, setting fire to seven ... via FireFightingNews.com
Local firefighters investigated for arson
“The motive as far as we could understand was just for the sheer excitement of going to a fire and putting it out. Apparently, it was done over and over again”
At the Cloverleaf Volunteer Fire Department, the irony of the address isn't lost because this is a story that reads like a page from a Hollywood script. via KHOU-TV Houston